Welcome to the Kootenai National Forest

The Kootenai National Forest is located in the Northwest corner of Montana and the Northeast corner of Idaho on the Canadian border. Providing abundant recreation and a wealth of natural resources, the Kootenai is a perfect place to relax and enjoy your National Forests!

We invite you to explore this web site, and contact us if you have questions.

The official address of this site is fs.usda.gov/kootenai If you are curious about the long address you see in your web browser or interested in other short addresses for specific sections of this site, visit our web address information page.

Three Rivers Spring Newsletter

The Three Rivers Ranger District Spring newsletter is now available (pdf).

Outdoor Burning

Please note that outdoor burning is not allowed in Lincoln County during the month of February. Open burning is allowed starting March 1 in the county, unless you live in the Libby Air Pollution Control District (LAPC). If you live in the LAPC, open burning season begins April 1 and closes April 30.

Kootenai NF Newspaper of Record Change

Effective March 1, 2015, the Newspaper of Record for the Kootenai National Forest will become the Missoulian (previously the Daily Interlake). The Newspaper of Record is to be used by all Kootenai National Forest Ranger Districts and the Supervisor's Office to publish legal notices for public comment and decisions subject to predecisional administrative review under 36 CFR 218 and 219. For more information, view Federal Register Notice 6498 Vol. 80 No. 24 dated February 5, 2015 (pdf).

Recent News

Features

Faye Krueger, Regional Forester for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Northern Region, has signed the Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Kootenai National Forests’ revised Forest Plan.